Elephant Talk (Tab)
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Date Submitted: 23-Mar-96
By: Reginald Hunt (rphunt at tiac dot com)
"Elephant Talk" from the King Crimson album "Discipline"
Fripp Guitar Part
Transcribed by Reginald Hunt
This transcription is set in standard tuning. I find it works pretty well.
The arpeggios should be played staccato.
The "(__)" in the solo is meant to be a tie, indicating in this case
that the 2nd note is hammered.
After Tony Levin's Stick intro, the Fripp part begins as:
(E minor Arpeggio)
1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
-4---------------4---------------| repeated 8 times then
-------7---5---------7---5-------|
---7-----7---7-----7---7---7---7-|
-----7---------7-------------7---|
distorted chords during "A" verse vocals:
1 2 3 4
-0---0-----------------------|
-7---7-----------------------|
-7---5-----------------------| repeated 4 times then
-0---0-----------------------|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
(A minor Arpeggio)
1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
-5-----4---2-----5---4---2-------| repeated 8 times then
---2-----2---2-----2---2---2---2-|
-----3---------3-------------3---|
---------------------------------|
same distorted chords during "B" verse vocals:
1 2 3 4
-0---0-----------------------|
-7---7-----------------------|
-7---5-----------------------| repeated 4 times then
-0---0-----------------------|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
(F# minor Arpeggio)
1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|
-2---------------2---------------|
-------4---2---------4---2-------| repeated 8 times then
---4-----4---4-----4---4---4---4-|
-----4---------4-------------4---|
---------------------------------|
(A minor Arpeggio)
1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
-5-----4---2-----5---4---2-------| repeated 8 times then
---2-----2---2-----2---2---2---2-|
-----3---------3-------------3---|
---------------------------------|
same distorted chords during "C" verse vocals:
1 2 3 4
-0---0-----------------------|
-7---7-----------------------|
-7---5-----------------------| repeated 4 times then
-0---0-----------------------|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
(F# minor Arpeggio)
1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|
-2---------------2---------------|
-------4---2---------4---2-------| repeated 8 times then
---4-----4---4-----4---4---4---4-|
-----4---------4-------------4---|
---------------------------------|
The Roland Guitar Synth solo:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
||--11----------9---------|------------9-----|------------------------|-----------------9-|
||--9---------9-----------|----------9-----9-|-12-9------9--12--------|---------------9---|
||*-9-------9-------------|--------9---------|---------9--------------|-------------9-----|
||*-----------------------|------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
||------------------------|------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
||------------------------|------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
[1. ]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|------------||
------9--12-----------9-|------------4----------------|------------------7-----|-5----------||
---9---------------8----|---------4-----------------4-|-6--------------4-------|-----------*||
-----------------9------|------6------------------6-(___)------------6---------|-----------*||
------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|------------||
------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|------------||
[2. ]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------|-----9--------------------||
---5--7---------9----|---9-------9--------------||
-6-------------------|-9-------9----------------|| (end of solo) then
_)-------------------|-------9------------------||
---------------------|--------------------------||
---------------------|--------------------------||
(A minor Arpeggio)
1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
-5-----4---2-----5---4---2-------| repeated 8 times with the "D" verse then
---2-----2---2-----2---2---2---2-|
-----3---------3-------------3---|
---------------------------------|
1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------| repeated 16 times under Belew's solo
-----4-------4-------------------| (Fripp does add slight embellishments) then
---4---4---4---4-----------------|
-2-------2-------0---------------|
(A minor Arpeggio)
1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
-5-----4---2-----5---4---2-------| repeated 8 times then
---2-----2---2-----2---2---2---2-|
-----3---------3-------------3---|
---------------------------------|
same distorted chords during "E" verse vocals:
1 2 3 4
-0---0-----------------------|
-7---7-----------------------|
-7---5-----------------------| repeated 4 times then
-0---0-----------------------|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
(F# minor Arpeggio)
1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|
-2---------------2---------------|
-------4---2---------4---2-------| repeated 3 times then
---4-----4---4-----4---4---4---4-|
-----4---------4-------------4---|
---------------------------------|
(F# minor Arpeggio)
1 2
-----------------||
-2---------------||
-------4---2-----||
---4-----4---4---||
-----4-----------||
-----------------||
Date Submited: 20-Mar-08
By: Peter Stevens (YoPete525 at gmail dot com)
Having gone over Reginald's guitar tab, I've found that the arpeggios are correct to the note (with the exception of the first), but Fripp plays them using different fingerings (at least in live versions of the time). "E Minor Arpeggio" 1 2 3 4 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-----7---5-----9---7---5-------| A|---7-----7---7-----7---7---7---7-| E|-----5---------5-------------5---| "A Minor Arpeggio" 1 2 3 4 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-5-----4---2-----5---4---2-------| D|---2-----2---2-----2---2---2---2-| A|-----3---------3-------------3---| E|---------------------------------| "F# minor Arpeggio" 1 2 3 4 E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-6-----4---2-----6---4---2-------| D|---4-----4---4-----4---4---4---4-| A|-----4---------4-------------4---| E|---------------------------------| The E minor arpeggio is played across the bottom 3 strings and the lowest note is different. I made no changes to the A minor arpeggio, as I cannot find any footage of Fripp playing it live, and also because it makes the most sense. The top 3 notes ring out on the recording higher than the lower ones, similar to the F# minor arpeggio, on the A/D/G strings.
Date Submitted: 28-Aug-97
By: Colin Marston (WrongWayCM at aol dot com)
Stick TAB Elephant Talk by King Crimson This is tabed for 12-string Stick or Warr. Levin played a 10-string on the record and tuned the E on the bass side down a half-step. This enabled him to play the flat-five chords with a stright, two string bar. I've written this in standard tuning and put the chords on the melody side because it works better for me. main riff: D |--------------------------| A |--------------------------| E |-------14--14-----14--16--| B |-------13--13-----13--15--| F#|--------------------------| C#|--------------------------| C |==9==9====================| G |--------------7-9---------| D |-----------------------7--| A |--------------------------| E |--------------------------| B |--------------------------| fill: D |--------------------------| A |--------------------------| E |-------14--14-------------| B |-------13--13-------------| F#|--------------------------| C#|--------------------------| C |==9==9========9=6===7=====| G |--------------------------| D |--------------------------| A |--------------------------| E |--------------------------| B |--------------------------| second riff (part w/ elephant noises) D |-------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------| B |-------10--10--------------10--10----------| F#|-------10--10--------------10--10----------| C#|-------------------------------------------| C |==6==6========6==4====6==6========6==4==5==| G |-------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------| first bridge (after "c" verse) C |==========8==============8====6==4==1==== G |--6----4-----4----6--4------------------- D |----------------------------------------- A |----------------------------------------- E |----------------------------------------- B |----------------------------------------- C ==========8=======1==| G --6----9-------6-----| D ---------------------| A ---------------------| x2 E ---------------------| B ---------------------| second bridge (after "D" verse) C |==6=====6=====6===4=(5)*=| G |----6-----6-----6--------| D |------4-----4------------| A |-------------------------| E |-------------------------| B |-------------------------| *played every other time Transcribed by Colin Marston WrongWayCM at aol dot com http://members.tripod.com/~c1jdk/wrong.htm
Date Submitted: 16-Jun-00
By: Glenn Poorman (glennrasa at ameritech dot net)
I noticed, in the tab for Elephant Talk, that Colin Marston added some
Stick tab and I wanted to put an addendum to that.
I've watched Tony play this tune numerous times and he plays the
entirety of the main riff on the bass side of the Stick with the E
bass string detuned a half step Eb. That way, he can use one finger
for both the high notes and shake it for that vibrato sound.
main riff:(bass side tab for 10 string Stick)
(I purposely left out the melody side tab)
(also notice string #10 is detuned a half step)
C |==9==9===========================|
G |----------------7-9--------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |--------14--14-------14--16--14--|
Eb|--------14--14-------14--16--14--|
